Use a post-it to catch drill dust
OK, that’s clever. Similar to the drilling-through-a-coffee-cup trick for ceilings. [via There, I Fixed It]
Month: October 2010
Brewing beer on an oceanographic research vessel
Ever been stuck on a (presumably dry) research vehicle, and want to enjoy some sweet beer? Andrew of Southern Fried Science has some tips about how to make a passable beverage using only ingredients and tools you would find in such a situation, such as a coffee maker, cereal, and fruits and nuts for flavor. […]
Antimov competition results
The results from Sparkfun’s self-destructing robot contest are in, and there were some excellent entries: a teddy bear birthday party gone wrong, a lego robot that cuts through the wrong cord, and a ghost piñata that gets attacked by excited children.
O’Reilly author Alasdair Allan on citizen science, Perl, Arduino, and more
Amongst other emerging tools the Arduino platform has made building cheap sensor platforms within the easy reach of amateurs, and professionals, alike. One of the projects I’ll be talking about in the book is a pollution detecting hoodie which live logs geo-located level of pollutants to the Internet and alerts you to increased local pollution with embedded LEDs.
Making watertight cable connectors
Christian Liljedahl of Illutron wrote in to share their technique for making waterproof cable connectors.
“I Heart Pumpkin Spice Latte” Embroidery Pattern
Graphic Designer Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has a special embroidery post up over at WhipUp – “I heart pumpkin spice latte.” I couldn’t agree more! Via Robot Heart
Martha goes to the Faire
On Wednesday (Oct 20), The Martha Stewart Show (Hallmark Channel) will be devoted to World Maker Faire. Martha Stewart Living was one of our media partners for the Faire and they had a wonderful presence at the event. They have a really great team and we enjoyed getting to know Editor in Chief Vanessa Holden […]